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71-Year-Old Man Hospitalized After Hit By Vehicle

Posted: May. 20, 2021 12:22 PM PDT

A 71-year-old local man is still in the hospital, after being hit by a vehicle in North San Juan Wednesday afternoon. CHP Officer Mike Steele says William Blackburn was crossing Highway 49, which goes through town, in front of the Brass Rail…

click to listen to Officer Steele

Steele says Blackburn went airborne before landing quite a distance from the collision…

click to listen to Officer Steele

Blackburn was last reported by the hospital to be in “fair” condition. Meanwhile, Steele says the driver, 49-year-old Alfred Rissitto of Nevada City, wasn’t at fault. But he was cited for misdemeanor DUI. The speed limit through North San Juan is 25 miles an hour and Steele says Rissitto was not driving excessively fast.

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